Posted on 03/21/2007 6:08:05 AM PDT by veronica
March 21, 2007 -- RUDY Giuliani's supporters call him "America's Mayor." But he is something more: the first serious presidential candidate in history with a vowel at the end of his name. Oddly, so far in this year of ethnic- and gender-identity politics, Rudy's Italian-American heritage hasn't been much of an issue. Much more attention has gone to Hillary's "favorite daughter" campaign, Barack Obama's quest for African-American authenticity, Bill Richardson self-depiction as the first Hispanic candidate and the Mormon beliefs of Mitt Romney.
Almost nobody has focused on Rudy as the Italian Stallion. Yet.
"Italian-Americans aren't usually thought of as an electoral bloc," says Dr. Diane Heith, a political scientist as St. John's University. "They aren't even polled separately."
Nobody even knows how many Italian-Americans there are. The 2000 census reported almost 16 million, making them the fourth largest white ethnic group - and the only one that experienced growth in the last decade. The National Italian American Foundation puts the number at 25 million, close to 10 percent of the population. Either way, it is possible that there are more Italian-American voters than either blacks or Hispanics.
Not only that, Italian-Americans are strategically located. In four states - New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Connecticut - they make up more than 15 percent of the population. They are also heavily concentrated in the key swing states of Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Florida and California. These are mostly Democratic states; the Republicans haven't had a candidate who could challenge in all of them since Ronald Reagan.
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I don't know. I haven't had it yet.
Glad to know you are doing well and are healthy Corin. :-)
Thanks. Going on 17 years.
Actually 51, if we're giving credit where its due, I think Big Paul Castellano's take down was credited to John Gotti. Right in front of Spark's.
Ping. Barf-a-roni, the Guiliani treat. The title alone is nauseating.
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I guess that says something about the Giuliani promoters.
We are talking about prosecuting here. Look it up.
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* Paul "Big Paul" Castellano, head of the Gambino crime family
* Anthony "Fat Tony" Salerno, head of the Genovese crime family
* Carmine "Junior" Persico, head of the Colombo Family
* Anthony "Tony Ducks" Corallo, head of the Lucchese crime family
* Philip "Rusty" Rastelli, head of the Bonanno family,
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Rudy "The RINO" Giuliani ... man that fits like a glove!
That we have nothing in common with the DU/anti-Rudy zealot contingency?
Or Kennedy. (that darn "sometimes y" thing)
Really? That's not what the rest of America thinks ... oh but wait... I forgot.. FR does not represent Main Stream America... Sorry!
Wishful thinking.
"Thanks. Going on 17 years."
I wish you the best. It is a tough thing to deal with.
On your part.
Sorry! I jumped the gun on you. My apologies.
God, but you are crude.
You're wasting my time. Have a good day.
Not near as crude as Giuliani for parading around NYC in public with his mistress while his wife was home at the mayor's mansion.
Kennedy ends with a vowel.
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